on the road to Sacramento...and then sme

On our way to Santa Barbara airport, I took advantage of a vista point off hwy 101 to catch a closer look at what was obviously the old hwy next to the railroad tracks and of course th ocean. What isn't visible, but was a surprise to me , were the oil rig platforms off in the distance in the ocean off the coast of santa barbar.



getting gas before turning in the rental car....I guess I shouldn't complain about our gas prices..


the off to Sacramento, and about a 45 min drive up to Marysville/Yuba City, near Beale AFB. Considerably inland, and much hotter than along the coast, we started driving around to find somewhere to eat. Kinda dispressing with alot of bldgs that were empty, boarded and many houses that kinda looked run down, sometime amidst well kept houses. Places that looked like businesses, empty. One could only imagine many many years ago, possibly in the '60's , when this was a thriving town and what it would have been like.



we settled for a place right next to the hotel, that was a typical mom and pop place, serving simple fare that you might have gotten in a diner along some hwy.